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Lee Holman to be honored at Pinehurst Concours

November 28, 2012

One of Holman's Ford race cars, it will be at the Pinehurst Concours d'Elegance. Photo by Pinehurst

The Pinehurst Concours d'Elegance will host its inaugural show on May 5, 2013 at Pinehurst Resort and Golf Club in North Carolina. It will give its first Pinehurst Concours Lifetime Achievement award to Lee Holman, half of the Holman-Moody performance team.

Holman-Moody started in Charlotte, N.C., in 1957 with founders John Holman and Ralph Moody backing Ford's racing efforts. Their shop built Thunderbirds and Galaxies for NASCAR, quarter-mile Mustangs, road-rally Falcons and helped Ford win the 24 Hours of Le Mans with the GT40 Mark II. Lee Holman took over for his father in 1975. Lee was an original crew member of the Le Mans team, but now spends his time at the family business, restoring cars and helping produce new 1966 GT Mark II race cars from original blueprints.

The concours takes place less than 100 miles from Holman's first shop.

“It's an honor for Holman-Moody to be recognized at the inaugural Pinehurst Concours d'Elegance and for me to be given a lifetime achievement award,” said Holman. “We have been a proud North Carolina company for more than 55 years and to have an event like this so close to our headquarters and with such a strong tie to this region, it only makes sense to be involved and share our history and what we're up to now with our fans.”

Part of the display at Pinehurst will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Ford Mustang's first win at the Tour de France Automobile Rally with two Holman-Moody prepared Mustangs. Holman-Moody is also producing a limited run of 500 50th anniversary Tour de France Mustangs, which will go on sale next spring.

NASCAR stock cars, drag racing cars, GT40s and a boatload of other cars and automobilia will also be on display at Pinehurst, including a selection of rarely seen photographs from Holman's personal collection.

Go to www.pinehurstconcours.com for more information on the inaugural event.

A/FX class '66 Mustang driven by Gas Ronda

Cobra Daytona Coupe being refueled by Lee Holman (son of co-founder John Holman and current head of Holman & Moody)